The first annual Golden Star Shorts Fest (Feb 23-26 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood) have announced their first festival line-up. With a mixture of competitive programs, retrospectives and galas, the Festival aims to celebrate all aspects of the short film category.

The Festival will kick off with a special tribute to Charlie Chaplin at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The gesture is appropriate, as Chaplin was one of the first great filmmakers, helping to establish the motion picture as a new form of entertainment, and doing so in the short film format. Opening Night titles will include THE ADVENTURER, THE CURE and EASY STREET, with live piano accompaniment for each movie.

The Festival has introduced a unique competition format, with filmmakers submitting projects on a quarterly basis, competing in categories (Drama, Comedy, Animation, Experimental, Documentary, and Music Video) with finalists invited to participate in the annual Golden Star Shorts Fest in Hollywood. Titles below were selected to compete for the Golden Star Awards:

The Festival will present its first prizes at the Golden Star Awards Gala, Saturday, February 25 at the Egyptian Theatre. Strategically inserted into the Awards season, the Golden Star looks to become the most prestigious Award in the world of short films. Awards will be distributed and all winners will be shown. In addition to the Competition Program winners, other prizes will include: Grand Jury Prize, New Frontiers and Audience awards.

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